Big events happening Monday, Tuesday in Shelby

Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 05:28 PM.

If you're one of those sports fans who sometimes say -- 'nothing ever goes on around here' -- we'll, you're just not paying attention.

Monday and Tuesday offers up some excitement, especially if you're a fan of bigtime college baseball.

First there is the annual Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame banquet at Shelby City Park starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the four public high schools, Medical Arts Pharmacy in Shelby, plus the City Park office.

Scheduled for induction are Tom Wright, Bobby Lane and current University of South Carolina head baseball coach Chad Holbrook, who is doing double duty for the evening as the guest speaker for the event.

Then on Tuesday, Holbrook's seventh-ranked Gamecock baseball squad will engage Rusty Stroupe's Gardner-Webb team in a 6 p.m. showdown at Keeter Stadium/Veterans Field.

Tickets are $5 for the NCAA Division I contest. They can be purchased in person at the local American Legion Baseball committee's new office at 117A West Warren St. in Shelby (directly behind the Cleveland Chamber office) through Tuesday at noon. Also, online tickets are available at the americanlegion.org web site.

Ticket windows at the ballpark will open at 4 p.m. Tuesday, two hours before first pitch.

If you're one of those sports fans who sometimes say -- 'nothing ever goes on around here' -- we'll, you're just not paying attention.

Monday and Tuesday offers up some excitement, especially if you're a fan of bigtime college baseball.

First there is the annual Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame banquet at Shelby City Park starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at the four public high schools, Medical Arts Pharmacy in Shelby, plus the City Park office.

Scheduled for induction are Tom Wright, Bobby Lane and current University of South Carolina head baseball coach Chad Holbrook, who is doing double duty for the evening as the guest speaker for the event.

Then on Tuesday, Holbrook's seventh-ranked Gamecock baseball squad will engage Rusty Stroupe's Gardner-Webb team in a 6 p.m. showdown at Keeter Stadium/Veterans Field.

Tickets are $5 for the NCAA Division I contest. They can be purchased in person at the local American Legion Baseball committee's new office at 117A West Warren St. in Shelby (directly behind the Cleveland Chamber office) through Tuesday at noon. Also, online tickets are available at the americanlegion.org web site.

Ticket windows at the ballpark will open at 4 p.m. Tuesday, two hours before first pitch.